Week 3, 1987

played in Pittsburgh, PA

64 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Miami Dolphins0673-16
Pittsburgh Steelers3077-17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:16 PIT - Raul Allegre 48 field goal
2Q: 12:49 MIA - Benny Ricardo 18 field goal
2Q: 00:10 MIA - Benny Ricardo 50 field goal
3Q: 13:30 MIA - Ricky Nattiel 9 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 06:28 PIT - Jeff Chadwick 13 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 07:22 MIA - Benny Ricardo 26 field goal
4Q: 00:48 PIT - Ron Egloff 1 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)

Team StatisticsMIAPIT
Record0-33-0
First Downs1316
- by Rushing34
- by Passing1012
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards239288
- Offensive Plays6374
- Yards per Play3.793.89
Net Rushing Yards86103
- Rushing Attempts2228
- Yards per Rush3.913.68
Net Passing Yards153185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt38 - 21 - 345 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards169193
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/161/8
- Yards per Pass Play3.734.02
Fumbles/Lost2/02/0
3rd Down Conversions8/178/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.36.8
4th Down Conversions0/02/2
Penalties/Yards3/148/48
Punt Returns/Yards2/143/21
Kick Returns/Yards2/284/92
Interception Ret./Yards2/523/57
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits23
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/22/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 35
Time of Possession30:5429:06

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:111:07OWN 203-5Punt
110:022:38OWN 169Punt
15:432:20OWN 31424Punt
12:034:21OPP 37836Field Goal
211:013:18OWN 22627Punt
21:341:32OWN 26641Field Goal
315:000:30OWN 2710Interception
313:300:06OPP 919Touchdown
38:280:48OWN 2027Interception
36:205:10OWN 4727Punt
30:012:49OWN 32620Punt
411:003:45OPP 44935Field Goal
44:431:46OWN 1534Punt
40:390:17OWN 1710Interception
Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:49OWN 40829Field Goal
111:041:02OPP 4834Punt
17:241:41OWN 47413Interception
13:231:20OWN 231Punt
212:421:41OWN 3432Punt
27:436:09OWN 121469Missed FG
314:301:00OWN 4531Interception
313:244:56OWN 24732Punt
37:401:20OPP 34434Touchdown
31:101:09OWN 2235Punt
412:121:12OWN 204-8Punt
47:152:32OWN 20413Punt
42:572:18OPP 481248Touchdown
40:220:22OPP 3737Game

Game MVP: Eugene Lockhart, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

MiamiAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Marcus Allen13534.081720
George Rogers6132.17600
Tony Clements3206.67900
PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
David Overstreet13564.311010
Albert Bentley13453.46900
Steve Bartkowski221.00300

Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tony Clements38211693/16123342.5
PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Bartkowski45201931/8219253.3

Receiving Statistics

MiamiCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ricky Nattiel7107811.145211
WR Theo Bell58285.604100
RB Marcus Allen35155.00360
TE Mark Bavaro24126.00170
WR Tim McGee232713.509230
TE Walt Arnold1299.00590
RB George Rogers1100.00000
WR Jeff Groth0100.00000
FB Dennis Bligen0100.00000
WR Mike Sherrard0300.00000
PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jeff Chadwick91310411.5611191
WR Mike Quick413379.2519180
RB Albert Bentley34175.67080
TE Ron Egloff1411.00011
WR John Mistler1599.00190
TE Clarence Kay1166.00060
WR Sam Graddy131919.005190
RB David Overstreet0100.00000
FB Buford Jordan0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MiamiIntsYardsAvgTD
S Brett Maxie25226.000
PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Eugene Lockhart24321.500
CB Liffort Hobley11414.000

Fumble Statistics

MiamiFumbRecovForceTD
George Rogers1100
Tony Clements1000
Gerry Feehery0100
Eugene Marve0010
Billy Ray Smith0010
PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Albert Bentley2000
Mike Quick0200
David Fulcher0020

Punting Statistics

MiamiPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Reggie Roby730343.337.4522
PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jeff Gossett730743.939.0522

Kicking Statistics

MiamiFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Benny Ricardo3/31/11/1501/1
PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Raul Allegre1/21/10/0482/2

Punt Return Statistics

MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Lyle Blackwood2147.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Steve Tasker3217.00

Kick Return Statistics

MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Lyle Blackwood22814.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Quick23819.00
Steve Tasker25427.00

Defensive Statistics

MiamiTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Billy Ray Smith1000.02544
S Brett Maxie610.02141
OLB Carl Banks440.02540
S Lyle Blackwood410.02037
DT Erik Howard301.01731
CB Lester Hayes330.01729
CB Lee Davis300.02339
OLB Guy Frazier200.01526
ILB Eugene Marve200.077
OLB Vernon Maxwell200.045
DE Keith Gary110.02330
S Bill Graham110.01316
S Patrick Hunter110.076
CB Gene Atkins110.0715
TE Walt Arnold10---------
OLB Jeff Rohrer100.01115
DE Smiley Creswell100.01327
DE Gary Baldinger100.01728
WR Mike Sherrard10---------
WR Ricky Nattiel10---------
ILB Tom Cousineau010.047
PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Eugene Lockhart540.01728
OLB Charles Bowser530.01935
OLB Carl Zander500.01617
S James Britt410.01828
DE Mike Johnson311.01625
S David Fulcher301.01333
CB Ken Coffey300.01629
DE Blaise Winter300.01020
DE Jerome Foster200.01216
CB Russell Carter200.01232
OLB Mel Black200.0413
CB Vito McKeever200.0818
ILB Chuck Faucette101.036
S Beasley Reece120.01125
CB Liffort Hobley110.01523
QB Steve Bartkowski10---------
ILB Jim Haslett100.039
DT Darryl Grant100.0413
WR Mike Quick10---------
DE Dave Puzzuoli100.01025
DT Joe Phillips010.01423

Pass Rush Statistics

MiamiSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Erik Howard1.010031
DE Smiley Creswell0.010027
OLB Guy Frazier0.002026
DT Harvey Armstrong0.001023
OLB Carl Banks0.001040
PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Mike Johnson1.002225
S David Fulcher1.000033
ILB Chuck Faucette1.00006
DE Dave Puzzuoli0.002225
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson0.001220
DT Darryl Grant0.001113
OLB Charles Bowser0.001035
DT Joe Phillips0.001023
DE Jerome Foster0.000116
DE Blaise Winter0.000120

Pass Defense Statistics

MiamiCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Billy Ray Smith42044
CB Lester Hayes30029
OLB Carl Banks22040
S Brett Maxie21241
CB Lee Davis21039
S Lyle Blackwood20037
OLB Guy Frazier20026
ILB Eugene Marve1007
S Patrick Hunter1006
CB Gene Atkins10015
S Bill Graham01016
DE Smiley Creswell01027
CB Lionel Washington01040
PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Charles Bowser40035
S James Britt40028
OLB Eugene Lockhart31228
CB Ken Coffey21029
CB Vito McKeever20018
CB Russell Carter11032
CB Liffort Hobley10123
S Beasley Reece10025
DE Mike Johnson10025
OLB Mel Black10013
S David Fulcher10033

Blocking Statistics

MiamiKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Craig Wolfley15018130
Joe Conwell13019135
Mke Schad13017132
Billy Bryan1106014
Fred Dean02015026
Bruce Wilkerson0208018
Gerry Feehery01020031
Mark Bavaro01018021
Kevin Gogan010509
PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Chris Ward36023038
Keith Eck25024142
Gary Zimmerman15024046
Bruce Rasmussen12122040
Ray Snell02019036
Joel Hilgenberg02016017
Ron Egloff0119013
Eric Laakso01010010
Clarence Kay01017022
Ron Davenport01018022

Special Teams Tackles

MiamiTacklesSTPlays
Lee Davis318
Bill Ring225
Jeff Groth115
Gene Atkins115
PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Chuck Faucette217
Liffort Hobley216

Participation

MiamiRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Lee Davis------23391880
Lyle Blackwood------20371471
Billy Ray Smith------2544271
Lionel Washington------2540267
Carl Banks------2540166
Brett Maxie------2141264
Tony Clements2241---------63
Mke Schad1732------756
Keith Gary------2330255
Joe Conwell1935---------54
Ricky Nattiel1637------154
Lester Hayes------1729753
Gerry Feehery2031------253
Erik Howard------1731250
Craig Wolfley1830---------48
Smiley Creswell------1327848
Mark Bavaro1821------847
Tim McGee1527------547
Gary Baldinger------1728146
Harvey Armstrong------1423744
Fred Dean1526------243
Guy Frazier------1526243
Marcus Allen1525------141
Theo Bell1128------140
Bill Graham------1316938
Gene Atkins------7151537
Jeff Rohrer------1115935
Brooks Williams69------1934
Mike Sherrard312------1833
Walt Arnold612------1432
Dennis Bligen714------1031
Bruce Wilkerson818------430
Billy Bryan614------828
Jeff Groth67------1528
Vernon Maxwell------451928
Bill Ring01------2526
Kevin Gogan59------1024
Gregg Rakoczy210------1022
George Rogers712---------19
Eugene Marve------77519
Tom Cousineau------47415
Patrick Hunter------76114
Benny Ricardo00------88
Reggie Roby00------77
Tinker Smith00------33
Steve Grogan00---------0
PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Steve Bartkowski2846---------74
Gary Zimmerman2446---------70
Jeff Chadwick2036------1268
Bruce Rasmussen2240------567
Chris Ward2338------667
Mike Quick2438------567
Keith Eck2442---------66
Albert Bentley1527------2466
Ray Snell1936------762
Charles Bowser------1935357
Ron Davenport1822------1454
Liffort Hobley------15231654
Eugene Lockhart------1728550
Russell Carter------1232549
David Fulcher------1333349
Ken Coffey------1629348
James Britt------1828147
Clarence Kay1722------746
Vito McKeever------8182046
Mike Johnson------1625344
Sam Graddy728------944
Joel Hilgenberg1617------942
Beasley Reece------1125339
Ron Egloff913------1739
Jon Pall Sigmarsson------1120738
Joe Phillips------1423138
Dave Puzzuoli------1025237
Mel Black------4132037
Blaise Winter------1020636
David Overstreet1317------535
Jerome Foster------1216634
Steve Tasker511------1834
Carl Zander------1617134
Eric Laakso1010------929
Chuck Faucette------361726
Curtis Green------1013225
Darryl Grant------413320
John Mistler611---------17
Buford Jordan65------516
Jim Haslett------39315
Dwayne Abramowicz21------912
Jeff Gossett00------77
Raul Allegre00------66
Rick Sanford------0022
Mike Howard00------22
Turk Schonert00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4215.3
Middle15503.3
Right3155.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11544.9
Middle9242.7
Right7263.7
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tony Clements38212033893
PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Bartkowski45200179402

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen63183.0
Short (0-8 Yds)97353.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)1510956.3
Long (19+ Yds)81212.6
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen21189.0
Short (0-8 Yds)118484.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)32111274.0
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ricky Nattiel107078137
WR Theo Bell85028028
RB Marcus Allen53115025
TE Mark Bavaro42112021
WR Tim McGee32027127
WR Mike Sherrard3000012
TE Walt Arnold2109012
WR Jeff Groth101007
RB George Rogers1100012
FB Dennis Bligen1000014
PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Mike Quick134137038
WR Jeff Chadwick1392104036
WR John Mistler5109011
TE Ron Egloff4111013
RB Albert Bentley43117027
WR Sam Graddy31119028
RB David Overstreet1010017
FB Buford Jordan100005
TE Clarence Kay1106022

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MiamiAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
George Rogers231.502.17
Marcus Allen166.004.08
PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
David Overstreet133.004.31

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tony Clements62183.004.45
PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Bartkowski126413.424.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Theo Bell2194.503.50
RB Marcus Allen1000.003.00
WR Tim McGee1000.009.00
WR Mike Sherrard1000.000.00
WR Ricky Nattiel1199.007.80
PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Jeff Chadwick53295.808.00
WR John Mistler2194.501.80
WR Mike Quick2000.002.85
TE Ron Egloff1111.000.25
RB David Overstreet1000.000.00
RB Albert Bentley1122.004.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MiamiRushesConversions
Marcus Allen52
PittsburghRushesConversions
Steve Bartkowski20
David Overstreet22

Third Down Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompConversions
Tony Clements1176
PittsburghAttCompConversions
Steve Bartkowski1676

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargCatchConversions
WR Ricky Nattiel443
WR Theo Bell222
WR Mike Sherrard200
RB Marcus Allen111
TE Mark Bavaro100
WR Tim McGee100
PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Jeff Chadwick766
WR Mike Quick310
TE Ron Egloff200
WR John Mistler200
FB Buford Jordan100
WR Sam Graddy100

SectionAttendance
Stadium69,700 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck20,900 (20,900)
End Zone15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes2,800 (3,800)